malacoptérygien

Definitions of malacoptérygien
  1. noun
    any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii
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    acanthoptérygien
    a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
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    poisson cypriniforme
    a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes
    gadiforme
    a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae
    anguille
    voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins
    anchois
    small herring-like plankton-eating fishes often canned whole or as paste; abundant in tropical waters worldwide
    salmonidé
    soft-finned fishes of cold and temperate waters
    cyprinidés
    soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales
    anguille électrique
    eel-shaped freshwater fish of South America having electric organs in its body
    cabillaud
    major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters
    anguille, anguille de mer
    eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to sea to spawn; found in Europe and America; marketed both fresh and smoked
    murène
    family of brightly colored voracious eels of warm coastal waters; generally nonaggressive to humans but larger species are dangerous if provoked
    truite
    any of various game and food fishes of cool fresh waters mostly smaller than typical salmons
    characin
    any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae
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    téléostéens
    a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei
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